"Animals, Domestic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D000829
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.050.116
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| Concept/Terms |
Animals, Domestic- Animals, Domestic
- Animal, Domestic
- Domestic Animal
- Domesticated Animals
- Animal, Domesticated
- Animals, Domesticated
- Domesticated Animal
- Domestic Animals
Farm Animals- Farm Animals
- Animal, Farm
- Animals, Farm
- Farm Animal
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animals, Domestic" by people in Profiles.
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Sensory laterality in affiliative interactions in domestic horses and ponies (Equus caballus). Anim Cogn. 2018 Sep; 21(5):631-637.
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Animal evolution: foxy friends. Curr Biol. 2005 Feb 08; 15(3):R86-7.